Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks)

182 Verse(s) • Surah number 37 • Meccan

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ


141. And he drew lots and was among the losers.

فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ


142. Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.

فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ


143. And had he not been of those who exalt Allah,

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ


144. He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.

۞ فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ


145. But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

وَأَنْبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِنْ يَقْطِينٍ


146. And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.

وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ


147. And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.

فَآمَنُوا فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ


148. And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُونَ


149. So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?

أَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِنَاثًا وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ


150. Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"